Monologue power requirements - how much mA does it need?

HalfOrphan · Post by **HalfOrphan** » Sun May 06, 2018 12:23 pm

Can't seem to find this info in the manual.

Will 650mA be enough to power it? Or do I need more?

voip · Post by **voip** » Sun May 06, 2018 8:51 pm

The Monologue specified power consumption is 2.5W from a 9V supply, which equates to a current of approximately 275mA. This doesn't tie in exactly with the projected battery life of alkaline and NiMH batteries, but 650mA should be suffficient.

HalfOrphan · Post by **HalfOrphan** » Mon May 07, 2018 3:41 am

voip wrote:The Monologue specified power consumption is 2.5W from a 9V supply, which equates to a current of approximately 275mA. This doesn't tie in exactly with the projected battery life of alkaline and NiMH batteries, but 650mA should be suffficient.

Thank you!

megamarkd · Post by **megamarkd** » Mon May 07, 2018 9:53 am

I've noticed that there is nowhere to find a lot of the Korg instrument amperage requirements. I want to buy a multi-head adaptor for my Volca's, KP3+ and a couple of other 9v devices, but if they all run on 500ma, there's no point in getting a 6 head adaptor as the Korg KA350 only pumps out 1700ma (according to a retailer who had it's amperage listed but no other Korg gear amperage requirements). Guess I could get a nice and stupidly powerful 9v 3amp psu then sell the KA350's I have (they go for about $50aud brand new here, a 9v PSU @ 3000ma from Jaycar (cat#MP3496) goes for $30 minus 5 cents https://www.jaycar.com.au/switchmode-pl ... g/p/MP3496).

HalfOrphan · Post by **HalfOrphan** » Mon May 07, 2018 4:36 pm

megamarkd wrote:I've noticed that there is nowhere to find a lot of the Korg instrument amperage requirements. I want to buy a multi-head adaptor for my Volca's, KP3+ and a couple of other 9v devices, but if they all run on 500ma, there's no point in getting a 6 head adaptor as the Korg KA350 only pumps out 1700ma (according to a retailer who had it's amperage listed but no other Korg gear amperage requirements). Guess I could get a nice and stupidly powerful 9v 3amp psu then sell the KA350's I have (they go for about $50aud brand new here, a 9v PSU @ 3000ma from Jaycar (cat#MP3496) goes for $30 minus 5 cents https://www.jaycar.com.au/switchmode-pl ... g/p/MP3496).

I actually found a 3A 9v power supply from Little Bird Electronics (company from Sydney) yesterday for $16. Here it is:

https://www.littlebirdelectronics.com.a ... rel-jack-c

And here is the adapter to make the barrel 1.7mm:

https://www.littlebirdelectronics.com.a ... ck-adapter

megamarkd · Post by **megamarkd** » Tue May 08, 2018 4:02 am

HalfOrphan wrote:
megamarkd wrote:I've noticed that there is nowhere to find a lot of the Korg instrument amperage requirements. I want to buy a multi-head adaptor for my Volca's, KP3+ and a couple of other 9v devices, but if they all run on 500ma, there's no point in getting a 6 head adaptor as the Korg KA350 only pumps out 1700ma (according to a retailer who had it's amperage listed but no other Korg gear amperage requirements). Guess I could get a nice and stupidly powerful 9v 3amp psu then sell the KA350's I have (they go for about $50aud brand new here, a 9v PSU @ 3000ma from Jaycar (cat#MP3496) goes for $30 minus 5 cents https://www.jaycar.com.au/switchmode-pl ... g/p/MP3496).
I actually found a 3A 9v power supply from Little Bird Electronics (company from Sydney) yesterday for $16. Here it is:

https://www.littlebirdelectronics.com.a ... rel-jack-c

And here is the adapter to make the barrel 1.7mm:

https://www.littlebirdelectronics.com.a ... ck-adapter

Cool, Hornsby too, easy to get to and avoid overpriced shipping. Just hope the image is for descriptive purposes only as it's a USA pin configuration and isn't one of those ones that come with 5 different attachments for international use. Telephones are great for solving such mysteries though